Rotating medications? Re: Re: Rx: Arthrotec anyone?

[Guest guest]

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Thank you for your reply and recoomendation. I don¹t get back to see this

doc for another year.

I am not wild about the NSAIDs myself. This is the first time my medication

has been addressed. I am thrilled that someone said what I was taking

wasn¹t working; but making things worse: naprosyn, prilosec, lipitor,

tylenol pm

I told the doctor the other day that my impression was to rotate medications

so that the side effects would not catch up as quickly. What do other

people do? (I know this has been asked at least a hundred times before)

On 2/6/04 2:01 AM, " ceda " <ceda > wrote:

>

> Subject: Re: Rx: Arthrotec anyone?

>

> Dear Laxity, Arthrotec has an extra ingredient in it to keep the NSAID part

> from hurting the stomach, but this component may also give you loose stools.

> I would continue on the Prilosec and Lipitor. I don't know if the

> combination will hurt your liver or not. The best way to make sure is to ask

> your PCP to check your liver enzymes every 3-6 months to make sure.

> Personally I hate Nsaids, they do help with pain, but the gastric side

> effects are intolerable. Good Luck!

> S.

[Guest guest]

Laxity,

I don't know what other do but I didn't realize you were also on tylenol pm,

get rid of it and try just benadryl, tylenol pm has benadryl in it also

called dyphenhydramine. You can use this for sleep, or get an RX for a mild

sleeping pill such as ambien or dalmane. But the tylenol is even more hard

on the liver with your combination of medications. Good Luck. Sincerely,

S.

Re: Rx: Arthrotec anyone?

>

> Dear Laxity, Arthrotec has an extra ingredient in it to keep the NSAID

part

> from hurting the stomach, but this component may also give you loose

stools.

> I would continue on the Prilosec and Lipitor. I don't know if the

> combination will hurt your liver or not. The best way to make sure is to

ask

> your PCP to check your liver enzymes every 3-6 months to make sure.

> Personally I hate Nsaids, they do help with pain, but the gastric side

> effects are intolerable. Good Luck!

> S.

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca

[Guest guest]

Laxity,

I don't know what other do but I didn't realize you were also on tylenol pm,

get rid of it and try just benadryl, tylenol pm has benadryl in it also

called dyphenhydramine. You can use this for sleep, or get an RX for a mild

sleeping pill such as ambien or dalmane. But the tylenol is even more hard

on the liver with your combination of medications. Good Luck. Sincerely,

S.

Re: Rx: Arthrotec anyone?

>

> Dear Laxity, Arthrotec has an extra ingredient in it to keep the NSAID

part

> from hurting the stomach, but this component may also give you loose

stools.

> I would continue on the Prilosec and Lipitor. I don't know if the

> combination will hurt your liver or not. The best way to make sure is to

ask

> your PCP to check your liver enzymes every 3-6 months to make sure.

> Personally I hate Nsaids, they do help with pain, but the gastric side

> effects are intolerable. Good Luck!

> S.

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca